diff --git a/include/slibtool/slibtool.h b/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
index a1fd6b2..fa808b9 100644
--- a/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
+++ b/include/slibtool/slibtool.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_VERSION		0x0010
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_DRY_RUN		0x0020
 #define SLBT_DRIVER_CONFIG		0x0040
+#define SLBT_DRIVER_DEBUG		0x0080
 
 /* execution modes */
 enum slbt_mode {
diff --git a/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
index f75e2b4..16f9687 100644
--- a/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/slbt_driver_ctx.c
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ int slbt_get_driver_ctx(
 					cctx.drvflags |= SLBT_DRIVER_CONFIG;
 					break;
 
+				case TAG_DEBUG:
+					cctx.drvflags |= SLBT_DRIVER_DEBUG;
+					break;
 			}
 		} else
 			nunits++;